Ukraine

This week, Russia launched more than 800 guided aerial bombs against Ukrainian cities, towns, and civilians, forcing Ukraine to acquire long-range and sophisticated air defense capabilities to destroy the Russian warplanes carrying the bombs.

France held the first round of early parliamentary elections, in which right-wing nationalist parties, such as the National Rally, are leading in polls against President Macron's centrist forces.

More than 1973 children were injured or killed as a result of Russia's armed aggression in Ukraine, including 554 children killed and more than 1419 injured.

The OSCE Parliamentary Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing Russia's actions as genocide of the Ukrainian people and calling for the decolonization of the Russian Federation as a prerequisite for achieving lasting peace.

More than 30 attacks by the Russian armed forces in the Donetsk region resulted in the deaths of 7 people and injuries to at least 13 others, damaging residential buildings, infrastructure and industrial facilities.

The IMF predicts that Ukraine's electricity deficit will persist through 2024 and 2025, but will be eliminated in early 2026 due to increased imports, the restoration of nuclear power, and higher tariffs for households.

Ukrainian judokas won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in individual competitions at the European Cadet Judo Championships.

Ukrainians Volodymyr Savchyn and Taras Kuzyk became European champions in the canoe double 1000 meters among youth at the European Canoeing Championships in Slovakia.

A 54-year-old Kharkiv resident had been illegally receiving her deceased mother's pension for two years.

In May 2024, Ukraine exported 1. 61 thousand tons of frozen beef worth $6.34 million, up 22% in volume and 16% in value compared to April 2024.

In Odesa region, a special employment program will be implemented, providing financial assistance to entrepreneurs in the amount of UAH 10,000 for each internally displaced person employed, aimed at supporting IDPs by providing employment opportunities and vocational training.

As of today, 117 combat engagements took place. The situation in the Pokrovsk sector remained the most intense throughout the day.

Seven people, including two children, were killed and eleven injured in a Russian missile strike on the town of Vilnyansk, Zaporizhzhia region, and the death toll is likely to rise. Zelenskiy called on the West to speed up military assistance to Ukraine.

During the forum in Dubrovnik, Kuleba discussed with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia the preparation of a bilateral security agreement.

President Vladimir Zelensky, commenting on the Russian attack on a high-rise building in the Dnieper, said that “everything is being done to clarify all the circumstances,” and added that "decisions are being prepared to protect people".

Zelenskyy met with Nariman Dzhelal, deputy chairman of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar people, who was released from Russian captivity.

Journalists showed the condition in which Ukrainian soldiers released from Russian captivity returned home.

Kyiv residents are asking for protective screens to be installed at subway stations to prevent tragic incidents of passengers being hit by trains due to the increasing number of such incidents that may be caused by the psychological burden of war.

Thanks to the efforts and mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine managed to accomplish a seemingly impossible task - to return 90 soldiers and 10 civilians, including Christian priests, from Russian captivity.

The war must end in a just and lasting peace that will bring understanding to all countries of the potential consequences of aggression against a sovereign state, creating a reality in which new aggression will become impossible, said Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a panel discussion at the Dubrovnik Forum in Croatia.

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met in Croatia with China's Special Representative for European Affairs Wu Hongbo and discussed efforts to restore peace in Ukraine on the basis of the UN Charter and international law, emphasizing the importance of considering Ukraine-China relations in the context of Ukraine's future EU membership.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended the National Prayer Breakfast in Ukraine, thanking the participants for their support, prayers and spreading the truth about the war.

Google Translate has added the Crimean Tatar language to its list of available languages, an important step towards preserving the language, which is under threat from Russia's attempts to destroy it and Crimean Tatar culture.

The US Army has signed a $4. 5 billion contract with Lockheed Martin to supply 870 PAC-3 MSE missiles and related equipment for Patriot air defense systems.

The EU imposed restrictive measures on the Belarusian economy to circumvent the sanctions imposed on Russia, including extending the ban on the export of dual-use goods and technologies and restricting the transit of dual-use goods through Belarus.

Despite the constant heavy losses, Russia recruits between 25,000 and 30,000 new soldiers every month. The Russian command sends wave after wave of troops against the Ukrainian defense, hoping to overcome it and break through the trench lines.

100 Ukrainians, including military and civilians, were returned from Russian captivity as part of the 53rd prisoner exchange since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion, bringing the total number of released Ukrainians to 3,310.

A 76-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a rocket attack that destroyed a residential high-rise in Dnipro, Ukraine, killing 13 people, including an infant and a pregnant woman, and leaving two women still missing.

Ukraine plans to draft a bill to legalize cryptocurrencies with the support of the IMF by the end of December, as well as to implement reforms to tax industrial emissions and extractive industries in the postwar period.

Activists of the cyber community BO_Team and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine destroyed more than 100 terabytes of data from Russian companies and servers, including software developers, navigation equipment suppliers, and Internet providers, as part of cyberattacks against Russia for its war in Ukraine.